8 best-selling nonfiction books like The Secret Agent's Pocket Manual: 1939-1945 by Stephen Bull

Cover of The Secret Agent's Pocket Manual: 1939-1945 by Stephen Bull

The Secret Agent's Pocket Manual: 1939-1945

By: Stephen Bull

3.72

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Most wars have had some element of espionage and subterfuge, but few have included as much as the S…

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Cover of Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5) by Douglas Adams

1. Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

By: Douglas Adams

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of  The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,  soon to be a Hulu o… read more

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"Fuck ’em,"

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

"You live and learn. At any rate, you live."

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

"Life will always find a way og hanging on in somewhere."

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

"I think we have different value systems." —Arthur "Well mine's better." —Ford"

-Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)

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2. London's Lost Rivers

By: Paul Talling

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A beautifully illustrated guide to London's secret rivers From the sources of the River Fleet in He… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Dream Catcher (Arc One, #2) by Monica Hughes

3. The Dream Catcher (Arc One, #2)

By: Monica Hughes

3.98

Format: 171 pages, Hardcover

In a future world whose people are clustered in domed cities, fifteen-year-old Ruth, who possesses … read more

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4. The Masque of the Red Death

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.06

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by … read more

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"Existem cordas, nos corações dos mais indiferentes, que não podem ser tocadas sem emoção."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

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5. Frankenstein According Spike Milligan

By: Spike Milligan

3.29

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

How Can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or delineate the wretch whom with such infinte … read more

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6. The Myth of Sisyphus

By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien , James Wood , Justin Obrien

4.18

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more

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  • nonfiction
"A fate is not a punishment."

-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

"there are truths but no truth"

-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

"To will is to stir up paradoxes"

-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

"Le suicide est une solution à l'absurde."

-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

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7. Path of the Assassin (Scot Harvath, #2)

By: Brad Thor

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent Scot Harvath follows bloody clues to silver-eyed elusive ruth… read more

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8. The Mills & Boon Modern Girl's Guide to Growing Old Disgracefully (Mills & Boon A-Zs, Book 6)

By: Ada Adverse

3.66

Format: None pages,

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9. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1910 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, #1)

By: Alan Moore , Kevin O'Neill

3.42

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

Alan Moore's familiar cast of Victorian literary characters enters the brave new world of the 20th … read more

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10. From Le Pigeonnier

By: Dirk Bogarde

4.26

Format: None pages,

"Penguin 60s." Extract from: A short walk from Harrods. Originally published: London : Viking, 1993. read more

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11. The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)

By: Patricia Highsmith

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing co… read more

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12. The World of Poo (Discworld, #39.5)

By: Terry Pratchett , Bernard Pearson , Isobel Pearson

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A Discworld picture book. At six o'clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, Sam Vimes must g… read more

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Cover of Infographica: The World As You Have Never Seen It Before by Martin Toseland, Simon Toseland

13. Infographica: The World As You Have Never Seen It Before

By: Martin Toseland , Simon Toseland

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Infographica collects intriguing data from across our planet - including facial hair styles of famo… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969

By: Alan Moore , Kevin O'Neill

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The third volume detailing the exploits of Miss Wilhelmina Murray and her extraordinary colleagues,… read more

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15. State of the Union (Scot Harvath, #3)

By: Brad Thor

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

From the national bestselling author of "The Lions of Lucerne" and "Path of the Assassin" comes ano… read more

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16. The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath, #1)

By: Brad Thor

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

On the snowy Utah slopes, thirty Secret Service agents are viciously executed and the vacationing p… read more

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17. The Mills & Boon Modern Girl's Guide to: Working 9-5: Career Advice for Feminists (Mills & Boon A-Zs, Book 1)

By: Ada Adverse

3.75

Format: 166 pages,

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18. The Keeper of the Isis Light (Isis, #1)

By: Monica Hughes

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

It was her tenth birthday on Isis. By Earth years, she would be sixteen. But Olwen Pendennis had ne… read more

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19. Why I Write

By: George Orwell

4.00

Format: 592 pages,

Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unp… read more

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20. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village

By: Maureen Johnson

4.01

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Thinking of a foray to a quaint English village? You'll think twice after reading this tongue-in-ch… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)

By: Chris Hadfield

3.92

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the sp… read more

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22. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

By: Hallie Rubenhold

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never m… read more

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  • nonfiction
"As social commentators marvelled, charity was 'frequently derived from the lowest orders"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"The victims of Jack the Ripper were never 'just prostitutes'; they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters, and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that in itself is enough."

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"At its very core, the story of Jack the Ripper is a narrative of a killer's deep, abiding hatred of women, and our culture's obsession with the mythology serves only to normalize its particular brand…"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"My intention in writing this book is not to hunt and name the killer. I wish instead to retrace the footsteps of five women, to consider their experiences within the context of their era, and to foll…"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

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23. The Order of Time

By: Carlo Rovelli

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explo… read more

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  • nonfiction
"We understand the world in its becoming, not in its being."

-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time

"Our fear of death seems to me to be an error of evolution."

-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time

"Children grow up and discover that the world is not as it seemed from within the four walls of their homes. Humankind as a whole does the same."

-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time

"Before Newton, time for humanity was the way of counting how things changed. Before him, no one had thought it possible that a time independent of things could exist. Don't take your intuitions and i…"

-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time

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24. Monday, Monday

By: Ben Aaronovitch

3.96

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

CSI meets Harry Potter in this graphic novel from Ben Aaronovitch, writer of the bestselling Rivers… read more

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25. Pirate Stew

By: Neil Gaiman

3.50

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and - for two intrepid children - he's about to … read more

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26. LEGO: We Just Click: Little LEGO® Love Stories (LEGO x Chronicle Books)

By: Aled Lewis

4.29

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

LEGO® Minifigures don't play around when it comes to matters of the heart! We Just Click is a swee… read more

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27. Bletchley Park: Home of the Codebreakers

By: Bletchley Park Trust

4.00

Format: 50 pages, Paperback

An illustrated guidebook to the Bletchley Park complex. Bletchley Park has global significance.… read more

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  • nonfiction

28. Lincoln Castle

By: Jessica Hodge

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

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29. What To Do in Any War-Time Emergency

By: Citizen's Advice Bureau

3.50

Format: 20 pages, None

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30. Rudyard Kipling at Bateman's: National Trust Guidebook (National Trust Guidebooks)

By: Oliver Garnett

4.00

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Rudyard Kipling loved Bateman’s. It was his personal paradise, where he wrote some of his most famo… read more

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31. The Secret Agent's Pocket Manual: 1939-1945

By: Stephen Bull

3.72

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Most wars have had some element of espionage and subterfuge, but few have included as much as the S… read more

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  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • war

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Transform Your Habits

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science

Paul C.W. Davies , Werner Heisenberg

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself

Sean Carroll

4.18

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